News of Victory

It had taken a series of measures to straighten out the officers and soldiers who had been venting their stress. Alex had put a great deal of effort into it.

He had devoted nearly all his time and most of his energy to the Military Police Corps and maintaining discipline in the Northern Alliance Army.

As a result, during this crucial period, he had had no time at all to attend to the intelligence work under his charge.

Once Alex finally brought the chaos in White Earth City under control, he wasted no time. He set out at once and hurried back to the Main Camp.

Only then did he breathe a little easier and settle down to study the important intelligence reports sent over by the Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce.

"How did so much pile up in just a few days?"

Alex looked at the intelligence reports on his desk with a headache. Teams across the country had sent in plenty of new information.

"This one's from the west. Looks like the Kingdom Navy hasn't made any progress either. Nothing's changed there since Count Sibeth brought his main force back."

Alex set aside the top document and kept searching through the pile until he found one held in a red folder. That meant his intelligence team considered it important.

But there had been no good news lately, so Alex held out little hope. He took it out and began reading.

"Sent three days ago, and it's about the Southern Region again... What?"

Alex had been reading at an unhurried pace, but when he saw what the document said, he cried out in surprise.

The report contained only a short paragraph: The Cornwall County branch had confirmed that the fighting in the Southern Region was over. Viscount Victor had